BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Four former officials of the Department of Agriculture and Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) are in hot water, after the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee recommended the filing of charges before the Ombudsman, for their alleged involvement in
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN After Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez, who offered his services “free of charge” while serving as the economic affairs consultant of the provincial government of Negros Occidental, for more than two years, three Capitol executives
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The consumer groups are not the ones trying to pave the way for the privatization of Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Christian Weber, member-convenor of Amlig Kuriente and Ceneco Consumers Forum yesterday said. This claims issued by
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A 26-year-old woman was found dead yesterday at Purok Progreso in Brgy. Alijis, Bacolod City. The victim, whose identity was withheld by the police, succumbed to head injuries and had hematoma around her neck. However, the
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A suspected leader of the New People’s Army was killed in another gun battle with Army soldiers on September 7 in Sitio Manlibod, Brgy. Trinidad, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental. Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez issued Executive Order No. 029 constituting the Bacolod City Disposal Committee Tuesday. The Disposal Committee will be composed of the mayor as chairman, City Administrator Pacifico Maghari – vice chairman, and
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Separate buy bust operations on September 7 in Negros Occidental led to the seizure of guns with ammunition and suspected shabu from four arrested suspects, police said. Nabbed during a buy bust operation at Purok Roadside,
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Fire damaged a house and destroyed two others in Greensville 3, Brgy. Villamonte, Bacolod City, yesterday morning. The Bureau of Fire Protection estimated the total damage caused by the fire at about P180,000. Records showed that
TRAINING. Neophyte Army soldiers assigned at the 11th Infantry Battalion participated in the Air to Ground Operations seminar and practical exercises, using an Air Force helicopter, through the effort of the Tactical Operations Group (TOG) 6 under Lt.Col. Rodel Pacordo, in Siaton, Negros Oriental, on Sept. 6.* PA photo
How can we see the truth amid our unavoidable biases and other conditionings that affect how we see, judge and react to things? The simple answer is to be like Christ who himself said that he is “the way, the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The ongoing drought created further havoc on rice and corn crops in Negros Occidental, with the damage placed by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist at P184,764.120.11, as of April 16. Also affected are 4,574 farmers,
The Silver Dragon Transport defeated AACI Transport, 83-71 in a game that started out competitive, as the Dragons held a three-point lead after one quarter 22-19. They then turned up their play in the second and outscored AACI Transport by
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two unidentified gunmen shot a businessman dead on April 18 at Sofia Gonzaga Street in Brgy. Estefania, Bacolod City. The victim, who was identified by the police as Elson Casalan Cepeda, of East Home 2, Brgy.
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Twenty Negrense artists opened a group art exhibition titled “Catharsis of Creativity” at Gallerie G, Villa Geronca Building, Rosario-Amapola streets, Bacolod City on April 13, which will run for a month. Guest of honor at the
Administrative Order 20 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., which removes non-tariff import restrictions to agricultural importation, will only benefit importers, said former agriculture secretary Leonardo Montemayor, saying it will have an adverse impact on agriculture, particularly the local fisheries
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amidst the high heat index in Negros Occidental, the Department of Education – Division of Himamaylan City is finalizing plans to shorten class hours in the different schools under its jurisdiction, Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson disclosed.
